2023 Rushcliffe Borough Council election

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2023 Rushcliffe Borough Council election
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All 44 seats to Rushcliffe Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderSimon RobinsonJen Walker
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats before2666 [a]
Seats after2595
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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LeaderSue Mallender &
Richard Mallender		Ted BirchRod Jones
Party Green Rushcliffe Ind. Liberal Democrats
Seats before303
Seats after221
Rushcliffe UK ward map 2023.svg
Results by ward
Leader before election

Simon Robinson
Conservative

Leader after election

Neil Clarke
Conservative

The 2023 Rushcliffe Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 44 members of Rushcliffe Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Contents

The council had been under Conservative majority control since 1999. The leader of the council prior to the election was Simon Robinson, but he chose not to stand for re-election. [1]

The Conservatives retained their majority at the election. At the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023, Neil Clarke was appointed the new leader of the council. He had previously held the position between 2005 and 2017. [2]

Background

Rushcliffe is one of the seven non-metropolitan districts that make up Nottinghamshire County Council. Since its creation in 1973, the Conservatives have held a majority in all elections, apart from 1995 when the council fell into no overall control with the Conservatives remaining the largest party. [3] In the 2019 election, the Conservatives won 29 seats with 43.3% of the vote, Labour won 7 with 26.2%, the Liberal Democrats won 3 with 12.9%, independents won 3 with 7.3%, and the Green Party won 2 with 9.4%.

The 2023 elections took place on new boundaries. Six wards (Bingham East, Bingham West, Gamston North, Gamston South, Sutton Bonington, and Thoroton) were abolished; five wards (Bingham North, Bingham South, Gamston, Newton, and Soar Valley) were created. [4] In addition, two wards (Abbey and Gotham) gained seats and two wards (Lutterell and Trent Bridge) lost seats. [4]

Previous council composition

After 2019 election Before 2023 election [5]
PartySeatsPartySeats
Conservative 29 Conservative 26
Labour 7 Labour 6
Liberal Democrats 3 Liberal Democrats 3
Independent 3 Independent 6
Green 2 Green 3

Changes

Results

2023 Rushcliffe Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 44254 Decrease2.svg56.8
  Green 1420 Steady2.svg4.5
  Labour 3592 Increase2.svg20.5
  Liberal Democrats 1112 Decrease2.svg2.3
  Reform UK 100 Steady2.svg0.0
 Rushcliffe Independents522 Increase2.svg4.5
  Independent 1552 Increase2.svg11.4

Results by ward

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election. [13] [14]

Abbey

Abbey [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Penny Gowland* 1,730 57.9
Labour Julie Chaplain 1,626 54.4
Labour Steve Calvert 1,527 51.1
Conservative Darius Furmonavicius1,01233.9
Conservative Stephen Duckworth1,01033.8
Conservative Amit Garg93531.3
Green Sandra Lee41613.9
Green Ian Whitehead36612.3
Liberal Democrats Keith Jamieson34011.3
Turnout 3,14151.6
Registered electors 6,081
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Bingham North

Bingham North [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Regan 593 44.8
Conservative Gareth Williams* 587 44.3
Independent Wayne Stapleton39930.1
Independent Nadia Jejna37928.6
Independent Stephen Perkins35526.8
Independent Francis Purdue-Horan*33625.3
Turnout 1,42336.5
Registered electors 3,899
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Bingham South

Bingham South [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rowan Bird 768 45.7
Independent Elena Georgiou 525 31.2
Conservative Clare Williams44726.6
Conservative Paul Simpson40624.2
Labour Peter Vallelly39523.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Wood29017.3
Independent Maureen Stockwood*27716.5
Independent Andrew Shelton25415.1
Turnout 1,79641.3
Registered electors 4,347
Independent win (new boundaries)
Independent win (new boundaries)

Bunny

Bunny [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Edyvean* 603 51.7
Labour Jim Coyle28624.5
Rushcliffe Ind. Will Birch27823.8
Turnout 1,17149.2
Registered electors 2,378
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Compton Acres

Compton Acres [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Phillips* 1,188 55.3
Conservative Hari Om 1,169 54.4
Labour Catherine Carmichael74234.5
Labour Graham Johnson67131.2
Liberal Democrats Rod Jones1928.9
Green William Richardson1748.1
Green Richard Holmes1617.5
Turnout 2,25749.7
Registered electors 4,542
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Cotgrave

Cotgrave [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Butler* 1,033 60.3
Rushcliffe Ind. Keir Chewings 1,033 60.3
Conservative Stuart Ellis 748 43.7
Conservative Leo Healy*71341.6
Labour John Clements61235.7
Labour Andy Naslas52630.7
Independent Darren Stothard47527.7
Turnout 2,04632.7
Registered electors 6,264
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Rushcliffe Ind. win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Cranmer

Cranmer [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Grocock 620 56.0
Conservative Sarah Bailey*48744.0
Turnout 1,12143.4
Registered electors 2,581
Labour win (new boundaries)

Cropwell

Cropwell [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Rushcliffe Ind. Ted Birch 485 54.3
Conservative Gordon Moore*40845.7
Turnout 90544.3
Registered electors 2,043
Rushcliffe Ind. win (new boundaries)

East Bridgford

East Bridgford [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Simms* 513 48.4
Labour Steve Kilduff31629.8
Independent Monica Monni23121.8
Turnout 1,06947.4
Registered electors 2,256
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Edwalton

Edwalton [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hetvi Parekh 980 67.1
Conservative Douglas Wheeler 913 62.6
Labour Brian Robinson46131.6
Labour Charles Standring40027.4
Liberal Democrats Nancy Smith-Mitsch16511.3
Turnout 1,56139.0
Registered electors 3,998
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Gamston

Gamston [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Wheeler* 970 56.1
Conservative Davinder Virdi* 862 49.9
Labour John Bannister60334.9
Labour Chris Geeson58033.6
Green Elizabeth Mollatt23713.7
Liberal Democrats Terry Morrell20411.8
Turnout 1,84040.9
Registered electors 4,494
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Gotham

Gotham [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rex Walker* 561 66.0
Conservative Andy Brown 437 51.4
Labour Lewis McAulay33639.6
Labour Gill Aldridge27632.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Wright8910.5
Turnout 92145.4
Registered electors 2,030
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Keyworth & Wolds

Keyworth & Wolds [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cottee* 1,653 59.4
Conservative Rob Inglis* 1,417 50.9
Conservative Tony Wells 1,207 43.4
Independent Shelley Millband99235.7
Liberal Democrats Linda Abbey97335.0
Labour David Clarke79228.5
Labour Kevin Fitzgerald67424.2
Labour Kev Lowe63923.0
Turnout 3,12048
Registered electors 6,506
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Lady Bay

Lady Bay [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sue Mallender* 1,452 62.7
Green Richard Mallender* 1,367 59.0
Labour Keith Wright67929.3
Labour Richard Crouch67229.0
Conservative Luke Dorian24910.7
Conservative Jean Smith2169.3
Turnout 2,38150
Registered electors 4,761
Green win (new boundaries)
Green win (new boundaries)

Leake

Leake [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Carys Thomas* 1,518 62.7
Independent Jason Billin 1,449 59.8
Independent Lesley Way* 1,440 59.4
Conservative Paul Mercer85235.2
Conservative Sylvia Smith74930.9
Conservative San Singh73130.2
Labour Ruth Roberts52821.8
Turnout 2,64639.2
Registered electors 6,751
Independent win (new boundaries)
Independent win (new boundaries)
Independent win (new boundaries)

Lutterell

Lutterell [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phill Matthews 425 39.3
Green Benjamin Gray*33430.9
Labour Naz Begum*32229.8
Turnout 1,08844.9
Registered electors 2,422
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Musters

Musters [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dora Polenta 796 43.4
Liberal Democrats Sara Dellar 732 39.9
Labour Roger Smith71138.8
Liberal Democrats Vicky Price*69738.0
Conservative Rachel Godkin38621.1
Conservative Ruta Furmonaviciene34518.8
Turnout 1,89445.8
Registered electors 4,134
Labour win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

Neville & Langar

Neville & Langar [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tina Combellack* 609 61.6
Independent Margaret Irving38038.4
Turnout 1,02240.8
Registered electors 2,503
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Newton

Newton [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Debbie Soloman 372 58.0
Labour Paul Barton15724.5
Green Rhiana Lakin11217.5
Turnout 63940.9
Registered electors 1,563
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Radcliffe on Trent

Radcliffe on Trent [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Upton* 1,346 48.8
Conservative Abby Brennan* 1,342 48.6
Conservative Jonathan Clarke 1,167 42.3
Labour Alice Tomlinson1,15041.7
Labour Martin Culshaw1,10440.0
Labour Paul Rotherham95634.7
Green Jane Fulford47017.0
Green Kim Kupper32511.8
Liberal Democrats Adam Witko31011.2
Reform UK Lance Concannon1073.9
Turnout 2,92247.6
Registered electors 6,135
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Ruddington

Ruddington [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jen Walker* 1,578 64.3
Labour Mike Gaunt* 1,531 62.4
Labour Graham Fletcher 1,427 58.2
Conservative Andrew Kemp85034.6
Conservative Gary Dickman*82133.5
Conservative Ben Atack77631.6
Green Andrew Nicholson-Cole37715.4
Turnout 2,61143.1
Registered electors 6,058
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Soar Valley

Soar Valley [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matt Barney* 428 54.7
Rushcliffe Ind. Stuart Matthews21127.0
Liberal Democrats David Wright14318.3
Turnout 78644.6
Registered electors 1,761
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Tollerton

Tollerton [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Debbie Mason* 395 54.4
Labour Annette Beaumont24533.7
Green Peter Jones659.0
Rushcliffe Ind. Natascha Birch212.9
Turnout 72948.1
Registered electors 1,516
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Trent Bridge

Trent Bridge [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liz Plant 541 64.7
Conservative Paul Coe18622.2
Green Timothy Baker10913.0
Turnout 83735.5
Registered electors 2,357
Labour win (new boundaries)

References

  1. ↑ Of the six independent councillors prior to the election, three formed the "Leake Independents" group led by Carys Thomas, the other three did not belong to any group.
  1. ↑ Hartley, Joshua (2 December 2022). "Leader of Rushcliffe Borough Council will step down after 6 years in role". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Topping, Andrew (26 May 2023). "Neil Clarke returns to lead Rushcliffe Borough Council after six-year absence from top job". Notts TV. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Rushcliffe Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 "The Rushcliffe (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 - Schedule 1". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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  16. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Bingham North Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  17. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Bingham South Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  18. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Bunny Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  19. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Compton Acres Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  20. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Cotgrave Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  21. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Cranmer Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  22. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Cropwell Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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  27. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Keyworth & Wolds Borough Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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  32. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Neville & Langar Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  33. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Newton Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  34. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Radcliffe on Trent Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  35. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Ruddington Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  36. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Soar Valley Ward" (PDF). Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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